Decision Workspace
lcd_display vs gpio-cdev vs lcd1604_gpio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
lcd_display
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for controlling character LCD displays (HD44780 compatible) via GPIO pins on Linux systems
54
gpio-cdev
growingv0.6.0
Linux GPIO Character Device Support (/dev/gpiochipN)
44
lcd1604_gpio
growingv1.0.1
Abstraction layer for interfacing between Raspberry Pi and 16x2 or 16x4 LCD display modules through GPIO.
Core Metrics
| lcd_display | gpio-cdev | lcd1604_gpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 54 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 364 | 5.4M | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 378.6K | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 214d ago | 927d ago | 775d ago |
| Age | 7m | 7y 6m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
lcd_display
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
gpio-cdev
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
lcd1604_gpio
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lcd_display | gpio-cdev | lcd1604_gpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 33KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpio-cdev leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpio-cdev is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gpio-cdev, lcd1604_gpio have not been updated in over a year.
- •lcd_display, gpio-cdev are pre-1.0 — API may change.